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Patent GB-190408311-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Siemens' Regenerative Furnaces.
Inventor: KURZWERNHART ADALBERT
Filed: 1904-04-11
Granted: 1904-06-23
Abstract: 8311. Kurzwernhart, A. April 11. Regenerative furnaces.-In furnaces of the Siemens type, waste furnace gases are employed instead of air for forcing the combustible gas out of the regenerators and into the furnace before the reversal takes place. The gases may be taken from the furnace itself or from other furnaces. Four methods of supplying them to the regenerators are described. According to that shown in Fig. 1, the gases are withdrawn from the chimney flue 5 by a blower 1 and forced through a valve 4 into the gas flue 3, whence they enter the regenerator through the reversing-valve 13. During this operation, the gas is shut off by the valve 6. If desired, the valve 4 may be arranged as a check valve, or the valves 4, 6 may be replaced by a single valve 7, Fig, 2. Instead of a blower, an injector, worked by steam, compressed air, or other fluid can be employed. With the arrangement shown in Fig. 3, a gasometer device 8 is used. The bell, partially balanced by the weight 9, draws the gases from the flue 5 through the valve 10 and forces them into the gas flue 3 through the valve 11. During the normal working of the furnace, the bell is raised so as to draw in the gases. Two bells, connected to a beam, so as to rise and fall alternately, can be used in lieu of that shown. One blower or gasometer maybe used in connection with several furnaces. In this case, the blower &c. is driven by an electromotor and provided with switch mechanism, whereby it can be thrown into operation from any one of the furnaces. In the arrangement shown in Figs. 4 and 5, the waste gases are forced into the regenerator by air admitted through a valve to a bifurcated flue leading to the chimney. The air regenerators are represented at I, IV, and the gas regenerators at II, III. With the valves in the position shown in Fig. 5, the air entering at 20 forces the furnace gases in the passages 17, 25 into the regenerator. When ,the clearance is complete, the valves are returned to the position shown in Fig. 4. By making the capacity of the passage 17 slightly greater than that of one of the gas regenerators, air will not find its way into the passage 25.
Patent GB-190410944-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or relating to Means or Apparatus for Removing Blocks of Ice from the Freezing Cells.
Inventor: GILLEY WILLIAM
Filed: 1904-05-12
Granted: 1905-03-02
Abstract: 10,944. Gilley, W. May 12. Lifting-dogs.-A pair of grapplers B for lifting ice blocks are supported in the freezing-cell by projections E which rest upon the cell wall. When the block is formed, the ends i of a cross-bar or bridge C a r e inserted through slots D in the upper ends of the grapplers, so that the block may be lifted out by a crane as usual.
Patent GB-190416357-A (GB)
Title: Outlet Swinging and Fixed Escape Galleries and Roller-floors, for Theatres, Public Halls, and the like.
Inventor: MAUSSHARDT MICHAEL
Filed: 1904-07-25
Granted: 1905-06-15
Abstract: 16,357. Mausshardt, M. July 25. Theatres; buildings modified for fire-escape.- Theatres, public halls, &c. are so constructed and modified that in the event of a fire the audience can be quickly conveyed outside the building. Outside the building are beams g supporting suspended galleries d, which are reached through doors f on the various floors. These beams are supported on pivots h and can be swung towards the ground, carrying the galleries d. The pit a is supported on a floor running on rollers o and provided with a rack p which engages with a pinion, this latter being operated by the shaft through the medium of the bevel-wheels m. Cables are connected to the beams g and pass over pulleys i, k so that, as the galleries descend owing to gravity, the shaft l is operated, and this, operating on the shaft n, causes the pit to move bodily outwards on the rollers o through an aperture provided in the side of the building. The shafts l, n may be provided with winches so that the system may be immediately set in motion by hand or other means.
Patent GB-190418171-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Hot Water Apparatus and Boilers connected therewith.
Inventor: POTTERTON THOMAS
Filed: 1904-08-22
Granted: 1904-09-22
Abstract: 18,171. Potterton, T. Aug. 22. Water-heating stoves.-Fig. 2 shows a boiler for use with a hot-water system in which several tanks are provided. The boiler is formed with the pocket or heating-chamber m, into which a portion of the stove gases may escape by holes o. Fig. 1 shows the application of the boiler to a gas stove.
Patent GB-190426432-A (GB)
Title: Kettle for Boiling Water
Inventor: DEIONE WILLIAM JESSE
Filed: 1904-12-05
Granted: 1905-03-02
Abstract: 26,432. Deione, W. J. Dec. 5. Kettles.-In o r d e r to keep the handle A cool, it is perforated and the lid L is placed behind it, instead of in the centre as usual.
Patent GB-190427262-A (GB)
Title: An Improved Gas Stove.
Inventor: VERWEY AART
Filed: 1904-12-14
Granted: 1905-01-26
Abstract: 27,262. Verwey, A. Dec. 14. Gas stoves; waste gases, purifying.-The combustien gases from a gas stove are intercepted by an absorption arrangement, so that no exhaust pipe to the chimney or to the outside is required. The combustion products from the burner a pass into a zig-zag flue, and then through chambers d, e and a pipe h into a removable receptacle g containing quick-lime or another absorbing-medium. The receptacle is preferably provided with a perforated inlet tube k,-and with a perforated side l, so that the combustion gases can pass into the discharge pipe i from the side as well as from beneath the receptacle. The pipe i is of larger area than the pipe h, and its upper end is heated by the combustion gases in the chamber d, so that the requisite draught will be maintained. The pipe h may be fitted with baffles, such as helical pieces of sheet metal, to precipitate partially the water from the combustion gases.
Patent GB-190501745-A (GB)
Title: Improved Manufacture of Films, Threads, or other Forms of Cellulose.
Inventor: BLOXAM ARTHUR GEORGE
Filed: 1905-01-28
Granted: 1905-11-09
Abstract: 1745. Bloxam, A. G., [Vereinigte Glanzstoff- Fabriken Akt.-Ges.]. Jan. 28. Hair, artificial.-Thick threads &c., produced in the manner described in Specification No. 1284, A.D. 1905, are treated before they are washed with a strong solution of caustic alkali containing less than 6 per cent of ammonia. The material may be soaked for from half an hour to an hour or longer in a 20 per cent solution of caustic soda, or it may be treated in a centrifugal machine with alkali for a few minutes and afterwards with water and acid. The material is dried under tension at the ordinary temperature. The process is particularly applicable for making thick, highly elastic, transparent, and unusually strong threads and films, such as artificial horsehair &c. The threads after carbonization serve as electric light filaments.
Patent GB-190501785-A (GB)
Title: Improvements relating to Horns for Motor Cars and for like Services
Inventor: LUCAS HARRY
Filed: 1905-01-30
Granted: 1905-08-31
Abstract: 1785. Lucas, H. Jan. 30. Horns.-The dust shield of motor-car horns is fitted within the mouth of the horn and secured therein by the resilience of the dust shield. The edge of the horn is preferably turned over towards the inside of the horn and provided with a stiffening-ring c, Fig. 4, so as to form a retaining-groove with which projections e on the shield ring a may engage. The projections e may have a spring connexion with the ring a so as to adapt them to meet slight variations in the size of the horn. In modifications, the edge of the horn may be beaded outwardly as usual, and an annular recess formed in the horn to receive the projections e.
Patent GB-190502145-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Coffee Making Apparatus
Inventor: CAMPBELL JOHN SMALLEY
Filed: 1905-02-03
Granted: 1905-12-14
Abstract: 2145. Campbell, J. S. Feb. 3. Coffee &c. making apparatus. -The apparatus shown in Fig. 1 is used in conjunction with a pot a, and consists of a tubular holder b, divided into two compartments by a perforated conical partition d which is kept in position by frictional contact of the lower ring portion d' with the holder b. A perforated bottom is kept in position by an annular rib d' and lugs d<3>, and it can be removed by rotating it so that notches in its periphery enable it to pass the lugs. The holder b fits loosely in a flanged ring c, fixed on the top of the pot, and by means of pins b<1>, which can be caused to rest on the flange or to pass through a groove c<2> therein, the holder can be retained at various heights. The lid f may be doubly-flanged so that it fits both pot and infuser. In use, fine coffee is placed above the partition d, and coarser coffee, which may be of a different blend, is placed beneath the partition d and retained on the bottom. Sufficient hot water is then poured into the holder. By this means, the fine coffee is prevented from stopping percolation and the coarse coffee from rising to the top. In a modification, for a jug, the ring c is provided with a hinged flap, which covers the lip during percolation but when the infuser is removed may act as a protector for the thumb. The partition d may consist of a flat disk and may rest on an annular rib.
Patent GB-190503009-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Electrical Conduit Systems.
Inventor: FELL AUBREY LLEWELLYN COVENTRY
Filed: 1905-02-14
Granted: 1905-11-30
Abstract: 3009. Fell, A. L. C., and Rider, J. H. Feb. 14. No Patent granted (Sealing fee not paid). Electric tramways; conduits ; permanent way.- Relates to electric tramways on the central-slot conduit system, and consists in the method of arranging the tracks and conduits in narrow streets. Fig. 1 shows one arrangement in which the slot rail of a car passing in one direction forms one rail of the track for a car passing in the opposite direction. In this case, the two inner track rails B, C of the double track are interlaced at G. and run into the slot rails at H and J. Fig. 2 shows another arrangement in which the two inside tracks are interlaced, or run into a single common line, while the outside track rails run into their corresponding slot rails. A further arrangement is shown in Fig. 3, in which the two track rails C, D of one of the lines run into the two slot rails. In the above arrangements, no movable points or breaks in the conductor are necessitated. The broken lines in the Figures indicate the new track rails necessary and the manner in which the existing conduits would be used in converting the arrangements into a double-track system.
Patent GB-190506742-A (GB)
Title: Pocket-knife
Inventor: KAUFMANN ERNST
Filed: 1905-03-30
Granted: 1905-07-06
Abstract: 6742. Kaufmann, E. March 30. Pocket-knives.-In spring-bladed knives, the blades are made of the usual form and are opened by a bow-shaped spring f, Fig. 2, secured in the casing between a pin fitting in a notch in the spring and the back of the casing. The blades are locked in position, either open or closed, by a pin o, Fig. 3, at the end of the lever e which fits into notches m or k in the roots of the blades. If the lever e is depressed into the slot b in the case, against the action of a spring, the blade is released and flies open under the action of the springs. To prevent accidental opening, a piece z can be turned over the slot b so that the lever cannot be depressed far enough to release the pin o.
Patent GB-190518924-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or relating to Telephonic Apparatus.
Inventor: STILL WILLIAM MUDD
Filed: 1905-09-19
Granted: 1906-09-13
Abstract: 18,924. Still, W. M., and Adamson, A. G. Sept. 19. Ratchet gearing for use in coin-freed telephonic apparatus. Fig. 7 shows the detail construction of the ratchet mechanism for moving an arm 9 over contacts 11, 15, 53. The pawl 8<b> is pivoted on the armature 8<a>, and its movement when the armature is attracted causes a tail-piece 8<d> to bear against the ratchet-wheel 9<b> to prevent further rotation due to its inertia.
Patent GB-190521738-A (GB)
Title: Improvements relating to Valves.
Inventor: MEER WILHELM
Filed: 1905-10-25
Granted: 1906-02-01
Abstract: 21,738. Meer, W. Oct. 25. Check valves for gas compressors or pumps &c. consist of light spherical-shaped plates, annular or continuous, arranged to work in connexion with a spherical seat of the same or of a different radius, as shown in Figs. 1 and 6, respectively. In the modifications shown in Figs. 9 and 10, the valves are made hollow. The valves, in some cases, are provided with a border or flange at the inner or outer edges, as shown in Figs. 1 and 6, to render them less readily deformable along those edges. Lift-limiting devices d, c are provided, and in some cases springs are used to load the valves. Fig. 11 shows a valve a attached to a stem f which works through a sphere g which is enclosed in a casing p and provides for lateral displacements of the valve.
Patent GB-190524710-A (GB)
Title: Improvements relating to Automatic or Semi-automatic Small-arms.
Inventor: ASHTON THOMAS ROBERT RANEY
Filed: 1905-11-29
Granted: 1906-11-29
Abstract: 24,710. Ashton, T. R. R. Nov. 29. Breech actions, sliding breech-block.-Relates to the cartridge-extracting mechanism and the firing- pin, and is particularly applicable to the gasoperated automatic gun described in Specification No. 23,533, A.D. 1905. An auxiliary cartridgeextractor consisting of a bellcrank lever 66, Fig. 1, the short arm of which engages the cartridge flange, is actuated by a lug 83 on the arm 8 of the straight pull slide engaging the lug 79 on the end of the long arm of the bell-crank lever. The firing-pin 45, Fig. 8, is prevented from being driven forward by the hammer, while the bolt is unlocked, by means of pins 52 on the disk 50 which abut against the face of the bolt until the bolt is locked when the recesses 53, Fig. 6, come opposite to the pins 52.
Patent GB-190600667-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in and relating to Movable Gas-plants.
Inventor: HURLEBUSCH HEINRICH
Filed: 1906-01-10
Granted: 1906-10-11
Abstract: 667. Hurlebusch, H., and Herrmann, H. Feb. 15, 1905, [date applied for under Patents Act, 7901.] Producers; scrubbers.-In a movable suction gas plant, the gas engine is mounted upon a tank which is adapted to act as the scrubber. This tank h is fitted with a series of chambers b, d, f, through which the gas from the producer a passes on its way to the engine i. The chambers may be filled with sawdust or coke and provided with water sprinklers.
Patent GB-190601326-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in and connected with Apparatus for Cooling and Carbonating Beer and the like.
Filed: 1906-01-17
Granted: 1907-01-17
Abstract: 1326. Chew, L., and West & Co., H. J. Jan. 17. Aerating liquids.-Relates to apparatus for cooling and carbonating beer or the like, in which the liquid trickles over a cooling-coil in the presence of carbonic-acid gas in a closed vessel composed of two separable parts. The upper cylindrical part of the vessel, which may be provided with inspection windows t, is connected to the lower shallow part of the vessel, which may be provided with a cooling-jacket, by means of lugs d and clamping-screws e or the like so as to ensure an air-tight joint. The inlet g and the outlet h of the cooling-medium in the coil f pass through the sides and bottom of the vessel. The beer is supplied by a pump to the perforated tubular ring k, which is fitted with a pin l to guide the liquid to the coil-f. Carbonic-acid gas may be ad-. mitted by means of a nozzle m, which is surrounded by a trumpet shaped fitting n by means of which the liquid is agitated and forced in a finely divided condition into the upper part of the vessel. To prevent gas from escaping through the outlet u when the level of the liquid in the vessel falls too low, a floating valve x, adapted to fit a seat in the outlet pipe, is arranged in a glass chamber w which may also serve as a gauge. To prevent an undue accumulation of beer in the vessel the beer-inlet pipe is provided with a valve z controlled by a float. A by-pass 5 furnished with a loaded valve leads from the beer-inlet pipe to the vesel to the suction of the pump, so that excess of pressure in the beer-inlet pipe-is avoided. To enable the liquid to pass through the apparatus more than once, a three-way cock may be fitted to the suction of the pump. One branch of the cock is connected to the beer supply, another branch leads to the lower part of the vessel; and the third branch is connected to the suction of the pump. Beer may thus be drawn from the supply or the lower part of the vessel.
Patent GB-190603219-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or relating to Clamps.
Inventor: BARNES EDWIN
Filed: 1906-02-09
Granted: 1906-11-15
Abstract: 3219. Barnes, E. Feb. 9. Clamps.-A clamp consists of an angular or curved piece C, C<1> and a lever D, D<1>, which is pivoted at D' to the piece C<1> and is operated by a screw E. The angular piece C, C<1> is formed on or fixed to a base A, which is supported by a rod B and has an extension A', forming a second clamp, when the lever D, D<1> is reversed as shown in Fig. 1. That part of the extension A<1> with which the screw E contacts is curved, so that the screw is always normal to it. An additional screw F may be provided in the arm D to bear directly on an article or upon a pivoted lever G. The gripping- parts of the clamp are covered with cork. Where the parts are of H-section, the cork is forced between the flanges, but in other cases it is fixed by clips J having one set of ears J<1>, which are bent over the cork H and another set J<2> which are bent over the edges of the clamp. The angle of the angular piece C, C<1> may be made adjustable by a pivoted lever L, L' under the action of a screw M. In a modification, the end D' of the lever may be shaped similarly to the end D, and a screw E may be provided on each side of the fulcrum. Instead of the screw E, M engaging threaded holes in the parts D', L', they may pass through slots in these parts and engage threaded holes in the base A or in lugs pivoted thereto. The angular member may be pivoted and the other member fixed, or they may both be pivoted to the base or to one another. According to the Provisional Specification, a spring may be provided to supply additional pressure for holding articles in the clamp.
Patent GB-190604539-A (GB)
Title: Improvements on Melody Attachments for Pianos and Organs.
Inventor: HOWARD SAMUEL
Filed: 1906-02-24
Granted: 1906-11-22
Abstract: 4539. Howard, S. Feb. 24. Organs, harmoniums, and like instruments; pianofortes; automatic instruments.-A solo attachment of the kind described in Specification No. 14,744, A.D. 1899, is shown in Fig. 3 applied to an organ with auxiliary reeds, and in Fig. 4 to a piano which may be one played automatically, and it is also applicable to American organs and the like. The attachment mutes all the notes of a chord except the highest in the treble and lowest in. the base, and in a piano is placed near the hammers f, Fig. 4. Actuation of a key raises by a rod h or otherwise a corresponding muting-lever a which lowers a strip g of cloth or felt between the next hammer below and its string. Each lever a carries a projection b which engages and lifts the next lever below, so that all notes but the highest are muted. In the case of an organ, the auxiliary reed of the highest note only is sounded. The levers a are made of aluminium or other metal and are formed by one stamping, shown in Fig. 6. The spindle e on which the levers a are pivoted is carried by a frame d, preferably of cast iron, which is hinged at each end and which can be raised by a lever and stop or pedal to bring the attachment into action. Adjustable screws i, Fig. 3, and pipe j are provided to ensure accuracy of contact, the screws engaging wooden bushes, or according to the Provisional Specification the ends of the levers may be bent up. The attachment may be in one or in two sections, for the bass and treble combined or separate.
Patent GB-190607916-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Electric Time Switches.
Inventor: TOURTEL JOHN MESNY
Filed: 1906-04-02
Granted: 1907-03-07
Abstract: 7916. Tourtel, J. M., and Johns, W. H. April 2. Winding-mechanism.-In an electric time - switch, the main contacts are operated by motordriven mechanism, and the motor circuit is closed by an auxiliary switch operated by clockwork. A twentyfour - hour disk a has two arms b, b<1>, preferably adjustable, which bear on a pin c<1> and raise the lever c. A pin c<2> on this lever raises the slide d, and when the arm b passes the pin c' the slide d falls, moving the pawl e to press the switch arm f into the contacts as described in Specification No. 5998, A.D. 1906, [Abridgment Class Electricity, Regulating &c.]. This closes the circuit of a motor which rotates the shaft h winding the clock. Overwinding, preventing.-The main spring has its outer end connected to a friction spring which slips in the case when the spring is fully wound.
Patent GB-190608088-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in and relating to Double Acting Steam Engine and like Air Pumps.
Inventor: JOHNSTON ANDREW WILLIAM
Filed: 1906-04-04
Granted: 1906-09-13
Abstract: 8088. Johnston, A. W. April 4. Condensers.-Consists in combining steam-engine airpumps of the type described in Specification No. 9830, A.D. 1905, [Abridgment Class Pumps &c.], with countercurrent jetcondensers. The air is extracted from the upper and cooler part of the condenser A by means of the pump B, and the condensation water is removed from the lower part by the pump B<1>, the two plungers being mounted upon-the-- same rod. The injection water enters at R, and passes over the exterior surface of the pump B into the projecting tray L, from which it flows past the deflector T into the suction ports D. The exhaust steam and vapour enter the condenser at S. The tray L and piston C are so arranged that at the end of the downward stroke, communication is partly cut off between the parts of the condenser above and below the tray L.
Patent GB-190608712-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Electro-depositing Apparatus.
Inventor: HARTNELL WILSON
Filed: 1906-04-11
Granted: 1907-02-07
Abstract: 8712. Hartnell, W. April 11. Stuffing-boxes, substitutes for.-Where a rotating shaft N passes through the wall of an electrolytic tank, the liquid is prevented from creeping along the shaft by means of rings o which throw it off.
Patent GB-190608747-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Eye Glasses.
Inventor: KRIMM FRANZ
Filed: 1906-04-11
Granted: 1907-02-07
Abstract: 8747. Krimm, F. April 11. Eyeglasses.-In eyeglasses of the kind in which the bridge consists of a horizontally-arranged flexible strip, this strip is made of decreasing thickness from its ends towards its centre, as shown in Fig. 1, and its depth is arranged so as to be vertical when the eyeglasses are in use as shown in Fig. 2.
Patent GB-190608760-A (GB)
Title: Process of Manufacture of Tubes or Nozzles of Vena Contracta or Double Conical Form
Inventor: GROUVELLE PHILIPPE JULES
Filed: 1906-04-11
Granted: 1906-10-18
Abstract: 8760. Grouville, P. J., Arquembourg, E. H., and Joret, L. J., [trading as Soc. J. Grouvelle, H. Arquembourget Cie.]. May 1, 1905, [date applied for under Paten'ts Act, 1901]. Metal pipes and tubes.-Double-conical tubes, such as are used for elevators, ejectors, exhausters, injectors, radiators for automobiles, &c., are made by inwardly stamping the walls of parallel tubes of square, round, or other section, so as to reduce the section gradually from both ends.
Patent GB-190610439-A (GB)
Title: An Improved Address Label, Tag or Tally.
Inventor: MARSTON ROSCOE FREDERICK
Filed: 1906-05-04
Granted: 1907-01-31
Abstract: 10,439. Marston, R. F. May 4. Address labels.-Over the face a of the label, upon which is printed the address of the sender or address to which the empty package is to be returned, is gummed a removable label b, bearing the address to which the package is to be sent. The severance of the upper portion is facilitated by means of perforations c, and in some cases an additional tab is provided. [Reference has been directed under Patents Act, 1902, to Specifications No. 21,006, A.D. 1892, No. 4602, A.D. 1895, and No. 22,397, A.D. 1903.]